Through June of 2014, the NADA notes that the Corvette has rung up 17,744 sales, handily besting the Porsche 911 and positively spanking the SRT Viper. Of course, you're sitting there thinking, "Corvette is outselling the much more expensive Porsche and Viper. Sky blue, water wet." But what's impressive here is just how thoroughly the Chevrolet is beating its two rivals, with this data serving as a testament to just how popular the seventh-generation sports car has become.

So far this year, Porsche has managed to move 5,169 911s, according to NADA. Considering that the base model starts at nearly $15,000 more than the most heavily optioned Stingray, and that Porsche owners have a vast, expensive options catalogue to select from, Stuttgart's sales are still plenty impressive in relation to the nearly 18,000 Corvettes sold.

The Viper, though, continues to simply flounder. With a starting price of $102,485 for a base model and $124,985 for the GTS, the Viper doesn't cover as vast a pricing range as the 911, but with only 354 units sold as of last month so far this year, it's far, far behind either the Porsche or the Corvette. Its more single-minded, uncompromising nature has undoubtedly served to limit its sales appeal to a larger audience.

And for those thinking that the Chevy is beating out its rivals simply because it's more affordable, GM Authority points out that it also easily bested the significantly cheaper (and older) Nissan 370Z in the first half of 2014. The Fairlady tallied up just 4,100 sales.

All in all, it's not a bad time to be a Corvette fan – or a Chevy dealer.

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GM builds the base Corvette and the Z51 option package to target the Cayman S and 911. The upmarket Z06 targets GT3 and Turbo performance. The Corvette in recent years has handily hung with their target in all major performance categories, and the C7 has the upgraded interior and options to match the Porsches there, too. Frankly, the C7 is just an amazing car at any price, and outlandishly good at its sticker. Quite an accomplishment, GM. For those who want the brand cachet of the Porsche, well, good for you. I'll see you at the road course....

Wow! A cheaper Chevy is outselling a Porsche costing twice as much! And they're TOTALLY THE SAME CAR IN EVERY CONCEIVABLE WAY! LOTS of Vette's at the golf course at 9 a.m. these days, those lucky retirees!

I'd rather have any car in the Shamvette's class rather than a Shamvette - each and every competitor looks like what it is supposed to be - the Shamvette is a juvenile product - ripping off other automakers' car and slapping it on something that is supposed to be a Corvette - this car is hideous from every angle. This is not a Corvette - it is part Datsun 280z - it is a Ferrari - it is a Shamaro - it is a Heinz 57 of other vehicles. Disgusting - and so what if copying other people's work and passing it off as your own sells - that doesn't justify that horrific effort that was put forth here.

I don't disagree, Dean. But I will bash Ford in the face of Laser every time, even though in general, I respect Ford and ALL Detroit automakers. But the fact remains, currently, Ford doesn't have a car to compete.

Anonymous

7 Months Ago

@Al

You must be speaking of the countries where people know their, Porsche, Bugatti, Audi and Bentleys are made by Volkswagen. You mean where you need 16 cylinders and 4 turbos to make 1000+ horsepower. Get real. You mean where real mean don't drive standards. Yeah I guess that sums it up.

Given the choice between getting a 911 or Stingray for free, 99.9% of people would rather get the Porsche. Just like when it comes to Mustang GT vs M3/4, 99.9% would choose the M4 if they had the means to do so. Anyone who says otherwise is in denial. Truth hurts

Go on porsche for vette forums and you'll see you're wrong. People do cross shop these and many are choosing the vette after test driving both because its tens of thousands cheaper and the interior is 8/10ths as good refinement. And it seems with the z06, many will or probably will choose the z because the high end Porsches don't come with a manual. Presumptions don't equal truth.

I don't think so. I just looked at Ebay and it looks like very low mileage C6 ZR1's are going for about $30K-40K under MSRP. And I mean mileages anywhere from 10K all the way down to 30 miles and everything in between. More modest mileage cars (20-30K are selling far less. Buying a new car for an investment is one of the biggest mistakes you can make. You're probably better off buying a bar (which is probably the second biggest investment mistake).